About this title:

Synopsis: Once Upon An Island is the true story of a young couple who did buy their dream island! David and Jeanne Conover bought Wallace Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands in the 1940's with a dream of building a summer vacation resort. The book retells their adventures and misadventures, their comic failures and satisfying successes.

About the Author&colon;
The late David Conover was a dreamer. He passed away in 1983 but not before authoring four books. Once Upon an Island was first published in 1967 and gained international acclaim. David is also credited with "discovering" Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe) while she was working in an airplane assembly plant in Long Beach, California where he was stationed as a photographer for the Army during World War II.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Once Upon an Island: The Adventures of a ...
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: GOOD

Book Description Crown Publishers. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Bookseller Inventory # 1309045711